<i>Borrelia miyamotoi</i>
Authors: Sam R. Telford, Philip J. Molloy, Victor P. Berardi
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2015)

Letters15 December 2015Borrelia miyamotoiSam R. Telford III, ScD, Philip J. Molloy, MD, and Victor P. BerardiSam R. Telford III, ScDFrom Tufts University, North Grafton, Massachusetts, and Imugen, Norwood, Massachusetts.Search for more papers by this author, Philip J. Molloy, MDFrom Tufts University, North Grafton, Massachusetts, and Imugen, Norwood, Massachusetts.Search for more papers by this author, and Victor P. BerardiFrom Tufts University, North Grafton, Massachusetts, and Imugen, Norwood, Massachusetts.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L15-5187 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:We agree with Krause and Barbour (1) that our article provides important new information on the epidemiology, clinical presentation, and diagnosis of this newly recognized zoonosis and wish to comment on our use of the name “Borrelia miyamotoi disease (BMD)” and their suggestion that it be called “hard tick–borne relapsing fever (HTBRF).” We do not agree with their designation. Relapsing fever transmitted by soft ticks or body lice is classically a spectacular acute disease, and we note prior literature descriptions, such as, “There are few if any other diseases that are characterized by two or more episodes ...References1. Krause PJ, Barbour AG. Borrelia miyamotoi: the newest infection brought to us by deer ticks [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 2015;163:141-2. [PMID: 26053967]. doi:10.7326/M15-1219 LinkGoogle Scholar2. Barbour AG. Relapsing fever and other Borrelia diseases.. In: Guerrant RL, Walker DH, Weller PF, eds. Tropical Infectious Diseases: Principles, Pathogens, and Practice. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier; 2006:499-510. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Sam R. TelfordIII, ScD; Philip J. Molloy, MD; Victor P. BerardiAffiliations: From Tufts University, North Grafton, Massachusetts, and Imugen, Norwood, Massachusetts.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L15-0472. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoBorrelia miyamotoi: The Newest Infection Brought to Us by Deer Ticks Peter J. Krause and Alan G. Barbour Borrelia miyamotoi Peter J. Krause and Alan G. Barbour Metrics Cited byEndogenous and Borrowed Proteolytic Activity in the BorreliaThe Human Borreliosis: Lyme Neuroborreliosis and Relapsing FeverCrystal Structure of Borrelia turicatae protein, BTA121, a differentially regulated gene in the tick-mammalian transmission cycle of relapsing fever spirochetesBorrelia miyamotoi Polymerase Chain Reaction Positivity on a Tick-Borne Disease Panel in an Endemic Region of Rhode Island 15 December 2015Volume 163, Issue 12 Page: 963-964 Keywords Bone mineral density Borrelia burgdorferi Clinical epidemiology Disclosure Fevers Relapsing fever Spirochetes Temperature Ticks Zoonoses ePublished: 15 December 2015 Issue Published: 15 December 2015 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2015 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...